How I built an AI tool in 3 weeks with help from ChatGPT

I haven’t sent a newsletter in a while and here is why

I believe to truly grasp the power of AI takes more than playing around with ChatGPT and other chat bots.

And some of you told me you want to see examples of AI in building new businesses

Not just some simple prompts and list of AI tools. You have a gazillion other newsletter & website to read those information

So I decided to take my experience building product and businesses and super charged it with AI and share the journey with you.

Out with AI tools, news and copy & paste prompts. In with practical tips on how I use AI to build businesses cheaper & faster

Launching Video Wiz

I’m excited to share with you the first product I worked on, Video Wiz. It helps ambitious busy learners maximize their learnings from YouTube

• Instantly get the main takeaways

• Ask the AI chatbot follow up questions to deepen your understanding

It’s like Blinkist for YouTube with an AI sidekick answering your questions

Here is a 80s demo of Video Wiz and its upcoming features

I’m currently making the tool free for 100 beta testers. There are only 25 spots left. If you want to save hours while maximizing your learning from YouTube video, you can sign up for an account at https://videowiz.ai

So how do I use AI to help me build this? It starts with validating the problem

Better customer interview questions with AI

At my first startup, I naively threw out any question that came to mind during customer interviews.

With my second venture, I painstakingly brainstormed, striving to align with best practices. It took hours

But for Video Wiz? In just 5 minutes, ChatGPT crafts 20 top-notch questions for me. Here's the prompt:

You're expert in customer interview. I need you to generate a list of problem interview questions for a product I'm working on. Questions should follow best practices outlined in The Mom Test

<Describe your product. The more details, the better>

What question do you have for me before completing the task?

ChatGPT might probe further. Answer its questions, and voila! An insightful list awaits. It's never been easier to gauge if your idea will truly resonate.

Video Wiz customer interview questions

Here are some of the questions ChatGPT generate for me for Video Wiz.

1. About Current Habits:

   • How often do you watch YouTube videos related to professional development or casual learning?

   • Can you remember the last time you struggled to extract the main points from a long YouTube video? Can you describe that situation?

   • Have you ever felt overwhelmed or lost while trying to understand a concept from a YouTube tech talk, lecture, or podcast? What did you do then?

These questions are great because

• Not leading questions: that suggest or hit at a particular answer

• Ask about past behaviors not future hypothetical

What are you building that could benefit from better customer questions?

That’s all for today. If you have problem applying AI to your business or you want to start a new one with AI help, shoot me an email and I’ll be happy to share what I learnhel